hurricane

noun

1. （尤指西大西洋的）飓风
   a violent storm with very strong winds, especially in the western Atlantic Ocean
   1. hurricane-force winds
      飓风级大风
   2. Hurricane Betty is now approaching the coast of Florida.
      飓风贝蒂正在逼近佛罗里达海岸。

1. 飓风
   A hurricane is an extremely violent wind or storm.

1. It will be many years before anyone can predict a hurricane's behavior with much accuracy.
   要能够相当准确地预测出飓风的特性尚需多年。
2. Charities appealed for donations of food and clothing for victims of the hurricane.
   慈善机构呼吁为飓风的受害者们捐献食品和衣物。
3. The eye of the hurricane hit Florida just south of Miami.
   飓风的风眼袭击了佛罗里达州迈阿密正南部。
4. Hurricane Andrew was last night heading into the Gulf of Mexico.
   昨晚，飓风“安德鲁”进入了墨西哥湾。
5. The hurricane is moving to the west at about 18 miles per hour
   飓风正以每小时18英里的速度向西推进。
6. Hurricane Andrew may be slowly losing its punch, but its winds are still around 100 miles an hour.
   飓风安德鲁的风力可能会逐渐减弱，但风速仍在每小时100英里左右。
7. The agency was heavily criticised for its tardy response to the hurricane.
   该机构因对飓风反应迟缓，受到严厉批评。
8. The Hurricane Center warns people not to take the threat of tropical storms lightly
   飓风中心警告人们，不要对热带风暴的危险掉以轻心。
9. Hurricane Andrew has passed over the southern tip of Florida.
   飓风“安德鲁”已越过佛罗里达州南端。
10. Forecasters are also tracking hurricane Josephine.
    气象预报员也在追踪飓风“约瑟芬”的动向。
11. In 1346 a hurricane whipped up the sea to destroy the town.
    1346年的飓风引起海啸并摧毁了城镇。
12. Many casualties occured during the hurricane.
    这场飓风中有许多人伤亡。
13. This movement carried all before it like a hurricane.
    这场运动如急风暴雨，势不可当。
14. Many buildings were demolished by a hurricane.
    许多房屋被飓风摧毁。
15. A severe hurricane has done much damage to her rigging of the ship.
    猛烈的飓风使这条船的帆缆严重破损。
16. This devastating hurricane passed right through the heart of the city.
    破坏性极大的飓风席卷了城市中心地区。
17. A lot of ships were just outside of the harbour when the hurricane hit.
    飓风袭来时，不少的船还正在港外。
18. The hurricane alert is over.
    飓风警报解除了。
19. The boat was sunk by a hurricane.
    小船被飓风刮沉了。
20. The hurricane is blowing broken glass about in the city streets.
    狂风把碎玻璃刮得到处横飞。
21. The hurricane blew with such force that trees were uprooted.
    飓风强烈地刮着，树都被连根拔起了。
22. A hurricane and floods also struck Haiti& then a cholera outbreak prompted a new emergency appeal.
    飓风和洪水也袭击了海地，然后又爆发了引起紧急呼吁的霍乱。
23. Where Hurricane sandy destroyed homes and businesses.
    桑迪飓风摧毁了他们的家园和企业。
24. A hurricane watch has been extended to the Louisiana coast and New Orleans.
    一个飓风已经扩展到路易斯安那州海岸和新奥尔良。
25. We just ran into our own hurricane.
    我们只是跑进了我们自己的飓风圈。
26. The state of Florida was hit by a hurricane that did serious damage.
    飓风袭击了佛罗里达州，造成了严重的破坏。
27. In the book we studied Hurricane Katrina.
    在这本书中，我们研究了卡特里娜飓风。
28. He said the hurricane destroyed their housing.
    他说飓风摧毁了他们的房屋。
29. The ship disappeared in the hurricane.
    船在飓风中消失了。
30. But if this hurricane's really coming.
    但是如果飓风真的来了。

noun

1. a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)